exit ticket harlem renaissance

Which class was your favorite? Is there any topic you still need clarification on?

Which poet from the Harlem Renaissance wrote the poem "Dreams"?

• Langston Hughes

• James Earl Jones

• Chris Rock

• Phyllis Wheatley

Who  evolved as an artist, which took him from basic jazz principles to cool jazz to rock, funk and even hip hop, representing the ever-changing musical landscape of America?

• Miles Davis

• Billy Dee Williams

• Curtis Mayfield

• James Baldwin

Where did the Harlem Renaissance take place?

• New York

• New Jersey

• California

• Georgia

Who brought more fans to jazz music with her straightforward singing voice, which became a true global sensation? 

• Aretha Franklin

• Ella Fitzgerald

• The Supremes

• Janet Collins

Duke Ellington was a composer. What does the word composer mean?

• a person who writes music

• a teacher.

• a person who plasy music

• a person who plays baseball

Who was the most popular black female recording artist in the 1950?

• Dinah Washington

• Les Twins

• Ebony Williams

• Ava Duvernay

Who was the first African American to receive the Pulitzer Prize?

• Gwendolyn Brooks

• James Baldwin

• Toni Morrison

• Kerry James Marshall

Marcus Garvey encouraged African-Americans to

• migrate to Africa.

• stay in the south of the US.

• buy property and become landlords.

• create art and literature about topics other than race.

The Harlem Renaissance was

• a cultural and artistic movement of the 1920s and 30s, led by African-Americans.

• a cultural and artistic movement of the 1880s and 90s, led by Italian-Americans.

• a campaign to revitalize Harlem in the early 2000s.

• a post-World War II religious revival.